Hadith 510
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15. It is narrated from him (narrator of the Hadith above) from ibn Mahbub from Mu’awiyah ibn Wahab from Abu ‘Abdillah (a.s.) who has said the following
“Justice is sweeter than honey, softer than butter and smells sweeter than musk.”
15ـ عَنْهُ عَنِ ابْنِ مَحْبُوبٍ عَنْ مُعَاوِيَةَ بْنِ وَهْبٍ عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ الله (عَلَيهِ السَّلام) قَالَ
الْعَدْلُ أَحْلَى مِنَ الشَّهْدِ وَأَلْيَنُ مِنَ الزُّبْدِ وَأَطْيَبُ رِيحاً مِنَ الْمِسْكِ.
Similar narrations
- Al-Kāfi #506 “Justice is sweeter than water for a thirsty man. How vast is justice if exercised on an issue, even if it is a little one!”
- Al-Kāfi #515 “Justice is sweeter than water is for a thirsty man. How vast is justice when it is practiced in an issue even though it would be very...